There were more billionaires in Asia than in the United States for the first time a year ago - and half of them were Chinese, according to a report by UBS and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Billionaire wealth grew at double the rate of the MSCI World Index, one of the broadest measures of global company performance, suggesting that the ultra-rich are amassing wealth at a faster rate than the less well ... [Full Article...]

And it will also build on the advanced driving skills we've developed over the last eight years by teaching our cars how to handle things like skidding on icy, unplowed roads", Krafcik wrote in a post on Medium . Waymo has been expanding its fleet of test vehicles over the previous year. Earlier this year, Waymo and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Waymo was ordering 500 additional Pacifica Hyb... [Full Article...]

Analysts had been expecting earnings of 33 cents per share on $32.9 billion in revenue. On the costs front, Hackett said there were net material cost efficiencies and lower structural costs (although the comparison with a year ago is also favourable because of recall cost timings). [Full Article...]

The main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility sit at zero, 0.25 per cent and -0.40 per cent respectively. The ECB said it could extend the purchases beyond September "if necessary", and that if conditions deteriorated, it stood ready to increase the size of the program in terms of size and/or duration. [Full Article...]

Daulatzai, a Baltimore professor, was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police. American said its revenue per each seat it flies a mile, a key industry metric, grew 1.1 percent in the three months ended in September 30. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker sent out a letter to the com... [Full Article...]

Finally, ETRADE Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Barrick Gold Corporation during the second quarter worth about $180,000. $0.24 a year ago. Barrick announced last week that it had thrashed out a settlement to the increasingly bitter row between 64%-owned subsidiary Acacia and the Tanzanians. [Full Article...]

The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Buffalo Wild Wings in a report on Wednesday, July 26th. TRADEMARK VIOLATION NOTICE: " Buffalo Wild Wings , Inc. ( BWLD ) Stock Rating Upgraded by Dougherty & Co" was first reported by Week Herald and is the property of of Week Herald. [Full Article...]